Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-07-02
Local Items.


 Mir. Thomas Wicks, of Pinal, was down looking at the races on Tuesday.
 Mir George Bowen came down from the Mammoth few days ago, for short visit. Mir. Chris Solomon, the Riverside sta ton keeper, was a visitor to Florence on Monday.
 The Board of Supervisors met yester- day to review and equalize the assess ment list
 Wanted-to purchase ten or twenty work mules. For particulars apply at the ENTERPRISE office.
 Next Monday will be the glorious Fourth, and everybody will celebrate with patriotic fervor.
 A postoffice has been established at Red Rock, in this county, with Col. J. w. Haskin as postmaster.
 Mir. F. A. Adams, the contractor and builder, is putting up fine, large, stable on R. H. Martins rauch.
 The people of Florence took advantage of the absence of Mr. T. F. Weedin to SASSN nun " Nii OAuSS VI AOiAOAs
 The Fourth of July observances in Tucson have been abandoned on account of the small pox in the vicinity.
 The thermometer registered IF de- grees at Pheuix one day last week The boom sends everything way up
 Governor Zulick has offered a reward uf $500 for the arrest and conviction of the muderers of Samuel 5 Shull.
 Mir. Felix Le Blanc has recently srriv- ed from Pinal and accepted position behind the Florence Hotel desk
 Mir. D. S. Thomas, President of the Florence Canal and Water Company, re- turned yesterday from California.
 The Ball Committee for the Fourth of July arrangements have secured the serv- ices of the Tucson string band for the ball.
 TherC are calamities even worse than the earthquake. Tucson has poet who shakes out earthquake rhyme by the yard.
 Treasurer J M. Hurley, of the Flor ence Canal and Water Company, was in town this week, looking after the affairs of tho company.
 Mir. Geo. H. Sarrick has brought his Ayer-the Milk Horse-to Florence and purposes getting away with the running races on the Fourth.
 Supt Arthur Macy, of the Silver King, came down yesterday to attend the meet ing of the supervisors. Mrs. Macy is also visiting Florence.
 Hon. Thos F. Weedin returned on Thursday from his trip to California. His sto;k of drugs, books, and stationery has also come to hand.
 Mir S. NJ. Torres has become consider able of painter, and will doubtless adopt that trade. The residence of MT. w. R. Stone gives evidence of his skill with the brush
 Mir D. W. Cummings left for the Ve kol on Thursday. His wife will leave ir day or two for Carthage, Mo, to spent the summer, after which she will take uI her residence at the Vekol.
 For soine unexplained reason tie EN TEEPRIsE package mailed regularly ever, Saturday for Sacaton, has failed to reacl that place for several weeks There i defective mail service somewhere.
 The river raised about foot durin, the fore part of the week and still keep up a very good flow of water. The sum mcr rains in the mountains have begui and the surplus water will find its wa, into the river.
 Mir. w. E. Guild was elected Maste Workman of Florence Lodge No. 4, A O. U. w., vice Juan Cabeza, who decliu cd after being elected, owing to bushes engagements that will require his absenC from town.
 The efforts to change the Globe ma route from the Riverside stage route the trail over the mountains by way Pinal, did not meet with success. IT department deemed it inexpedient make the change.
 Rev. U. Gregory was unable to kee his appointment to preach in Flolen, tomorrow, unavoidable circumstance having detained him in Tucson. On u 9th he will start for Tempe, and the da of his visit here is now quite indefinite.
 The school election last Saturday WI quiet affair, in which but little excit ment or interest was manifested. Thel were 63 votes boiled, with the fcllowir result; Dr. Harvey received 63, D Stevens, 62, T. F. Weedin 58. Phen east only 2 votes at its school election.
 Mir. w. N. Crandall, cashier of u First National Bank of San Bernardin Cal, was in town this week. He largely interested in the new canal al his confidence in the character of hls i vestment has been greatly reinforced his visit.
 Mir. James c. Cox, whose position farmer at the Pima agency has be, abolished, passed through Florence Sunday on his way to San Carlos whe he will enter upon like duties and struct the scalpra ising Apaches how cultivate the deadly cucumber.
 Mir Emil Newman, consulting engi ger of the Florence Canal and Wat Company, was down from Riversid California, this week, inspecting t work accomplished He expresses hiI